Online education company Career Step, in conjunction with YES HIM Consulting, has launched a self-evaluation tool for healthcare facilities to measure level of preparedness for ICD-10 implementation.
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OmniMD, based in Tarrytown, N.Y., and a division of software development company Integrated Management Systems, has released its OmniRCM billing solutions software product.
Anthem Health, based in Wallingford, Conn., has agreed to reprocess approximately 28,000 behavioral health reimbursement claims and reimburse healthcare providers for nearly $400,000 in underpayments, according to a report by The Day.
UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, Calif., has selected TriZetto Provider Solution's ClaimLogic as its claims-processing solutions partner.
The clinical query process will need to be improved and streamlined to keep all parties informed and working well together, according to an ICD-10 Watch report.
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Electronic medical billing services bring numerous benefits to healthcare providers, including faster reimbursements and reduced processing time, according to a Med City News report.
In response to recent complaints, the California Division of Workers' Compensation has begun investigating whether or not claims administrators are accepting electronically submitted medical bills.
Health Revenue Assurance Holdings surveyed more than 120 hospitals and health professionals and found 20 percent have not begun education or training for ICD-10.
1. Host additional training. The fast pace of an ASC setting can hurt coding accuracy, said Lolita M. Jones, RHIA, CSS, is an independent coding and billing consultant. Centers may need to do periodic one-hour clinical overview sessions with physicians…
Florida Senate bill 7156 would change the way the state bills counties for Medicaid costs, and could cost some counties up to a million dollars, according to a News-Press report.